Chapter 27 I Don’t Want to Eat with You

After tidying up the room, Su Zhizhi and Gu Qingning went to have dinner.

There is a kitchen in the academy, and all students go there to eat.

Each person had a bowl of rice, one meat dish and one vegetable dish, and a small bowl of soup.

Some rich kids complained about this because they had to get their own food, which was very simple compared to what they had at home.

Su Zhizhi didn't find it difficult to adapt. Instead, she felt that this was very similar to when she was queuing up for food in the village, except that it was no longer her mother and Grandma Qiu who served her the food.

"Uncle, please give me more rice. I can finish it." Su Zhizhi stood on tiptoe and handed the bowl she brought from home to Uncle Zhang who was serving the rice.

Zhang Bo saw that this was a new face, and he thought it looked clever and sweet:

"Okay, I'll serve you this first. If you're not satisfied, I'll serve you more."

Su Zhizhi took the meal: "Thank you, uncle."

Gu Qingning was serving food behind Su Zhizhi and handed her a small bowl:

"Uncle Zhang, I just want to know half of the amount just now."

Li Shaoer, who was passing by, caught a glimpse of this scene and sneered.

Country people are country people. They will greet a servant in the kitchen with a smile and don't feel ashamed.

The little girl with a pointed face following behind her was called Zhou Xiaomeng.

Zhou Xiaomeng carried the lunch box and placed the food in it on the dining table, seven or eight plates.

There are fish and meat, salty and sweet.

Zhou Xiaomeng said to Li Shaoer in a flattering tone, "Shaoer, you can eat now."

Li Shaoer was picky about food, so his daily meals were prepared by the Li family's cook and then delivered to the academy by the maid.

The portions and the variety of dishes were so huge that Li Shaoer couldn't finish them all, so she asked some of her little followers to share the food with her.

Li Shaoer nodded her chin lightly like a peacock high above:

"Well, eat it."

She took two bites and felt that the fish was not fresh enough, the meat was not tender enough, and the vegetables were too bland.

He put down his chopsticks after taking a few bites and asked the maid to take the remaining rice back and throw it away.

I turned around and saw Su Zhizhi and Gu Qingning eating happily, talking and laughing.

Su Zhizhi's bowl of rice was originally full, but she finished it and even asked for a second bowl.

Li Shaoer cursed in a low voice: "Pig, eating so much."

This sentence made Zhou Xiaomeng and the others look unhappy, thinking that Li Shaoer was scolding them.

The other side.

Su Zhizhi really enjoyed the meal.

Although the food tasted ordinary and not as good as what Wu Yingniang cooked, Su Zhizhi had been in classes all day and everything tasted delicious.

Gu Qingning looked at Su Zhizhi in shock as she brought the second bowl of rice:

"Zhizhi, can you eat all of these?"

Su Zhizhi eats very quickly, but her eating manners are not ugly, giving people the impression that she is eating very happily.

"We can eat them all. My parents said rice, vegetables, and oil are precious things that we worked so hard to grow and we can't let them go to waste."

Gu Qingning's eyebrows relaxed and she smiled softly:

"Zhizhi, you have a great appetite. If you come to my house to play, my mother will definitely like you very much."

Su Zhizhi: "You are my friend. If you come to our village, everyone will like you very much."

After the two finished their meal, they walked out of the kitchen and met Xue Che.

Xue Che stood alone under the tree, holding a scroll in his hand.

It seems like he is reading a book, but also like he is waiting for someone.

"Ache, have you finished your meal?" Su Zhizhi pulled Gu Qingning over.

Xue Che nodded:

"Zhizhi, um, I'm done eating."

Su Zhizhi introduced Xue Che: "A Che, this is Gu Qingning, you have met her before."

Xue Che and Gu Qingning both thought of each other.

After all, I was kidnapped by the same kidnapper before, so the impression is still very deep.

Xue Che asked Su Zhizhi, "Did you have a good class today? Did you understand everything?"

Su Zhizhi: "I understand. I can also do the homework assigned by the teacher. Ah Che, are all your classmates in Wendao Hall older than you?"

Xue Che nodded: "Yes, he is a little older."

Most of the students in Wen Dao Hall are between eight and ten years old.

Xue Che is only six years old and is the youngest.

Su Zhizhi, Gu Qingning and Xue Che talked for a while, and then went back to their respective residences.

Before leaving, Su Zhizhi made an appointment with Xue Che to have dinner together the next day.

Li Shaoer came out of the kitchen and saw Xue Che the moment he looked up.

Li Shaoer said unhappily:

"Who is that? Why is he talking to Gu Qingning?"

Zhou Xiaomeng raised her pointed chin and whispered in Li Shaoer's ear:

"It seems that he is a student from the mountains who came with Su Zhizhi. He is in Wendao Hall."

"Wen Dao Hall?" Li Shaoer was surprised.

She was about the same age as them, but she could actually go to Wen Dao Tang. Her brother didn't go to Wen Dao Tang until he was eight years old.

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Gu Qingning and Su Zhizhi both slept soundly that night.

They slept until dawn, and when the wake-up bell rang, they sat up, rubbing their sleepy eyes.

After a quick wash, the two went to the kitchen for breakfast.

Breakfast is a bowl of porridge with two buns.

Su Zhizhi took a bite and found that it was a vegetarian bun with no meat in it!

Su Zhizhi: o(╥﹏╥)o

At this moment, I really missed the big wild boar meat buns made by Grandma Qiu.

That's so fragrant~~~

Xue Che also got the food from the back and followed Su Zhizhi and Gu Qingning.

"Wait a minute." Li Shaoer blocked their way.

Gu Qingning didn't dare to say a word.

Su Zhizhi: "What?"

Xue Che looked at the person in front of him with a tense expression and said nothing.

Having just arrived in a new environment, he is not used to interacting with strangers.

"My name is Li Shaoer, and my father is the mayor of Xunzhou. I know you two are from the mountains, so I've prepared some cakes for you. You can eat with me. But Gu Qingning is not allowed to come!"

Li Shaoer turned sideways and pointed to the table next to her, on which were several plates of pastries.

Those pastries were made by the cook her family hired at a high price, and many families in the county town could not even afford them.

Li Shaoer estimated that Su Zhizhi and Xue Che who came from the mountains had never seen him before.

When Su Zhizhi and Xue Che come to eat later, she will take the opportunity to laugh at them.

Xue Che's eyes fell on the colorful cakes and his lips pursed slightly.

Sweet and rough.

In the past, when he went to the palace for banquets, he could not eat many bites of the exquisite pastries in the palace, let alone what Li Shaoer brought.

"No need." Xue Che showed no interest at all.

"I don't want to." Su Zhizhi turned and left

Li Shaoer probably didn't expect to be rejected, and felt embarrassed and angry for a moment.

The classmates in the academy were obviously eager to play with her.

She chased after them and stopped Xue Che and Su Zhizhi again and asked:

"Why? Isn't it better than eating these two buns in your hand?"

Xue Che's eyes showed a hint of impatience: "I don't want to eat, and I don't want to eat with you."

Su Zhizhi pulled Gu Qingning away: "If you don't eat now, you'll be late for class."

The three of them walked around Li Shaoer, found a seat and went to eat by themselves.

Li Shaoer stood there, her neck flushed red from the embarrassment of being ignored by Xue Che and Su Zhizhi.

Su Zhizhi refused to listen to her when she arrived yesterday, and Xue Che also didn't take her seriously.

How dare these two country bumpkins from the mountains?

Normally she was the one who excluded others, and they actually rejected her?

Zhou Xiaomeng pulled Li Shaoer's sleeve:

"Shao'er, are we still eating?"

Li Shaoer picked up a piece of cake and threw it at Zhou Xiaomeng's face:

"It's so noisy!"

Zhou Xiaomeng took the pastry with both hands and put it into her mouth.